Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
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| Motto | To promote the highest quality education for our students, whatever their age, background, and ability; and to be recognised as outstanding within the community we serve. |
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| Established | 15 August 1995 |
| Type | State Funded 6th Form |
| Principal | Jenny Singleton |
| Location |
Stockport Greater Manchester England Coordinates: 53°22′55″N 2°12′11″W / 53.382°N 2.203°W |
| Local authority | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| DfE URN | 130515 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Website |
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The Cheadle and Marple College Network is a training provider for the Stockport (Greater Manchester) area specialising in 16-19 educational provision. At its heart are two colleges, The Cheadle College and Marple Sixth Form College, which have a combined student population of nearly 2,000.
Structure
- The Cheadle College, Cheadle Road, Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester. SK8 5HA
- Marple Sixth Form College, Hibbert Lane, Marple, Stockport. SK6 7PA
Admissions
The college offers a very wide range of courses, including GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education), AS (Advanced Subsidiary Level) and A-Levels (GCE Advanced Level), International Baccalaureate, vocational NVQs and BTECs. They also offer Access courses for adults.
The college discontinued the offering of the International Baccalaureate in 2011, due to insufficient funding for the programme.
History
Moseley Hall County Grammar School
In 1946, following the Education Act 1944, a building known as Moseley Hall on Wilmslow Road was acquired by the local authority for £6,500. Moseley Hall had been owned by John Henry Davies, President of Manchester United Football Club, since 1904. His widow, who lived at Bramall Hall till 1935, re-purchased Moseley Hall at some point after his death in 1927. During the war the building was used for four years as the National Fire Service headquarters for Manchester. It was converted into a grammar school, which took its name from the building it occupied. It was run by the Cheadle and Wilmslow Educational Executive of Cheshire Education Committee. It was situated north-west down the road (A5149) from the current campus, and bordered neighbouring Cheadle. It was originally co-educational. The first headmaster was Wilfred Simms, aged 34.
Cheadle County Grammar School for Girls
In January 1956 a new school was built where the current Cheadle campus is today and this became Cheadle County Grammar School for Girls. Moseley Hall therefore became a boys-only school. The girls' school had around 950 girls and was situated on Cheadle Road (A5149).
Cheadle Moseley Grammar School for Boys
In 1970, a new school was built adjacent to the girls' school on North Downs Road. It cost £370,000, and became known as Cheadle Moseley Boys' Grammar School[1] with 900 boys. The two schools, whilst next to each other, remained separate, despite plans to merge them.[2][3] Moseley Hall was eventually demolished in the late 1970s and replaced by the Village Hotel and an entertainment complex.[4] The boys' school at one time had its own railway line.[5]
Manor County Secondary School
The schools were eventually merged in 1983 and became known as The Manor County Secondary School, a comprehensive school. It was the first state comprehensive to take the International Baccalaureate in 1990.
Margaret Danyers FE College
In 1991 it was converted into a college of further education; the girls' school became known as the Bulkley Building, and the boys' school became the Moseley Building. Initially the college was called Margaret Danyers College on North Downs Road. In the early 1990s, Stockport replaced its school sixth forms with separate sixth form colleges. Margaret Danyers started at the age of 14 and was effectively an upper school, not just a sixth form college. The Cheadle Adult Centre was next door.
Ridge Danyers College
The Marple Campus was initially called Marple Ridge College; Marple Ridge High School had closed in 1989. In 1995 Margaret Danyers College and Marple Ridge College combined to become Ridge Danyers College with two campuses.[6] There were some problems with the Cheadle Campus as part of the Moseley building was declared unsafe in the early 1990s due to the decay of the reinforced concrete with which it was constructed. This building was eventually demolished in August 2000, and replaced by a new building.
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
In October 2004 the college changed its name to CAMSFC (Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College).[7] It was the largest further education college in the country in 2004, with around 9001 students.[8] In 2011, the college commenced a consolidation of the two sites in Marple, entering into talks with Asda, aiming to sell the Hibbert Lane campus, leaving just the Buxton Lane campus in use.[9][10]
Alumni
Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College
- Qasim Akhtar, actor
Ridge Danyers Sixth Form College
- Owen Jones, socialist commentator, author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
Marple Ridge High School
- Tim Grundy, radio presenter, son of Bill Grundy
- Stephanie Tague, actress in Coronation Street
- Kaye Wragg, actress, played Diane Noble in The Bill
Moseley Hall County Grammar School
- Prof Stephen Busby, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Birmingham since 1995
- Steve Heighway, footballer
- Admiral Sir John Kerr, commanded HMS Illustrious from 1983 to 1984 and Second Sea Lord from 1991 to 1994
- Ian Walters, Chief Executive of Action Mental Health (based in Northern Ireland) since 2002
- Mr Simon Lea Smith MITIE Account Director since 2010
- Andy Ritchie,Footballer with Man United, Leeds united and Oldham athletic
Cheadle Girls' Grammar school
- Gwyneth Powell, actress
- Anne Smith, Lady Smith, Senator of the College of Justice since 2001
References
- ↑ "Old school may be demolished". Stockport Express. 20 May 1971.
- ↑ "500 parents of the school girls in crushing "No" to merger with boys". Stockport Express. 27 March 1975.
- ↑ "Schools can stay single sex". Stockport Express. 12 February 1976.
- ↑ Johnson, Terry (19 April 2002). "A reunion quest goes worldwide". Manchester Evening News.
- ↑ Lee, Janette (23 September 1976). "Full steam ahead for school railway club". Stockport Express.
- ↑ "The Ridge College, Stockport and Margaret Danyers College (Dissolution) Order 1995". Office of Public Sector Information. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ↑ "Letter from College website". Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College. September 2007. Archived from the original (doc) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ↑ "GCE Advanced Level Providers In England" (PDF). Nuffield 14-19 review. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
- ↑ Peter Devine (2011-07-28). "Supermarket land row meeting moved to park after room proves too small as hundreds attend". Stockport Express.
- ↑ "Marple Area Committee". Retrieved 2012-08-25.